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<h1 class="topictitle1">Managing Live Mounts</h1>
<div><p>On the management page, you can perform operations related to live mount of VM copies.</p>
<p>Log in to the management page and choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span>Explore</span> &gt; <span><strong>Live Mount</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>VMware</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
<p><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001792547624__en-us_topic_0000001123208137_en-us_topic_0000001090712911_table51069596392">Table 1</a> describes the related operations.</p>

<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001792547624__en-us_topic_0000001123208137_en-us_topic_0000001090712911_table51069596392"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001123208137_en-us_topic_0000001090712911_table51069596392"></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001792547624__en-us_topic_0000001123208137_en-us_topic_0000001090712911_table51069596392" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b>Operations related to live mount</caption><colgroup><col style="width:16.63%"><col style="width:47.43%"><col style="width:35.94%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.63%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1"><p>Operation</p>
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<tbody><tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.63%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Modifying mount information</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.43%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>If parameters such as the bandwidth, IOPS, and mount update policy of a mount copy are not configured when you create a live mount job, you can perform this operation to configure the parameters or modify the configured parameters.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="35.94%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Modify</strong></span></b></span> in the row where the live mount job is located.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.63%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Unmounting a mount copy</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.43%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to unmount a copy from a VM.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<ul><li>During unmounting, you need to determine whether to retain the copy generated by live mount. If you select to retain the copy, it is retained based on the retention period set in the <a href="en-us_topic_0000001839187001.html">mount update policy</a> or permanently retained (in case no mount update policy is set). Otherwise, the mounted copy is directly deleted.</li><li>After the mount copy is unmounted, the mounted VM will be deleted.</li></ul>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="35.94%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Destroy</strong></span></b></span> in the row where a live mount is located.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.63%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Updating a mount copy</p>
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<p>This operation enables you to update a mount copy for a VM immediately.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>A mount copy can be updated only when the live mount status is <span class="uicontrol"><b><span>Available</span></b></span> or <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Mounting failed</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="35.94%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><ol><li>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Update</strong></span></b></span> in the row where a live mount is located.</li><li>Select <span class="uicontrol"><b><span>Update latest copy data</span></b></span> or <span class="uicontrol"><b><span>Update specified copy data</span></b></span>.</li></ol>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.63%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Migrating data to a VM</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.43%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>Perform this operation if you want to migrate data to the target VM after live mount.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<ul><li>If the target location of live mount is an ESXi host and the host is not managed by the vCenter Server, the migration is not supported.</li><li>During the migration, the live mount status must be <span class="uicontrol"><b><span>Available</span></b></span>.</li></ul>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="35.94%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><ol><li>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Migration</strong></span></b></span> in the row where a live mount is located.</li><li>Select the storage locations of the VM configuration file and virtual disk data.<ul><li><span><strong>Different Datastores</strong></span>: Select the storage locations of the VM configuration file and virtual disk data in sequence.</li><li><span><strong>Same Datastore</strong></span>: Select <span><strong>VM Profile</strong></span>, indicating that the VM configuration file and the virtual disk data are stored in the same datastore.</li></ul>
</li><li>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b>OK</b></span>.</li></ol>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.63%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Disabling mount update</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.43%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>Perform this operation if you do not need to update a mount copy based on the mount update policy or you want to prevent a mount copy from being manually updated or live mount parameters from being modified.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="35.94%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Disable</strong></span></b></span> in the row where a live mount is located.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.63%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Activating mount update</p>
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<p>After live mount is disabled, it can be reactivated. After the activation, mount copies are updated based on the mount update policy.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="35.94%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Activate</strong></span></b></span> in the row where a live mount is located.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.63%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Viewing mount details</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.43%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to view the details of a live mount.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="35.94%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>View</strong></span></b></span> in the row where a live mount is located.</p>
<p>View the details about the resource, copy data, and mount update policy.</p>
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